Beaver Creek Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 61079
- Capacity
- 340 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Boone, IA
- Operating Since
- 2017
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- MidAmerican Energy Co
- Parent Company
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Annual Generation
- 1,258,157 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 42.3%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Beaver Creek Wind
OperatingWind
Ranked #5 of 122 Wind plants in IA#57 of 1442 nationally
340 MW Wind operating in Boone, IA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEMWD
340 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
42.1039, -94.2135
County
Boone, IA
Nearby Plants
- Junction Hilltop Wind FarmWind8 MW · 4.7 km
- Hardin Hilltop Wind LLCWind14.7 MW · 11.3 km
- Rippey Wind FarmWind50 MW · 12.3 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | MidAmerican Energy Co | MidAmerican Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | MidAmerican Energy Co | Berkshire Hathaway | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Beaver Creek Wind is a 340 MW wind power plant located in Boone County, Iowa. The plant, which began operating in 2017, is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by MidAmerican Energy Co. It utilizes two onshore wind turbine generators. The facility ranks as the 6th largest wind farm in Iowa out of 54, and 58th nationally out of 734.
The plant uses Vestas V110-2.0 wind turbines, with a rotor diameter of 110 meters and a hub height of 95 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Beaver Creek Wind generated 1,258,157 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 42.3%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1723.98 per kW.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
116.1K MWh
Latest Month
1.3M MWh
Annual Generation
42.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Form 1HIGH
$1,487/kW
Installed Cost
MidAmerican Energy Company
Reporting Utility
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Beaver Creek Wind Farm · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
MidAmerican Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
MEC.BEAVERCR
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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